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Events and People Who Made History on December 1

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1626 - Pasha Muhammad ibn Farukh tyrannical Governor of Jerusalem, driven out1640 - Portugal regains independence after 60 years of Spanish rule1641 - Mass becomes 1st colony to give statutory recognition to slavery1653 - An athlete from Croydon is reported to have run 20 miles from St. Albans to London in less than 90 minutes1656 - Germany promises Poland aid against Sweden